The Special Assistant to
President Muhammadu Buhari on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, has confirmed that the abducted
Yobe school girls have been rescued.

Ahmad wrote on Twitter: “The Yobe
State Government hereby informs the public that the girls at Government Girls
Science Technical College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram
terrorists last Monday have been rescued by the Nigerian Army.”

The
girls were reportedly rescued at Jilli-Muwarti, a border village between Gaidam
in Yobe state and Borno State .

It is still unclear how many of
the girls they rescued.

Mr. Abdullahi Bego,
Director-General Press Affairs to Governor Ibrahim Gaidam said the girls were
currently in the custody of the Nigerian military.

“The Yobe State Government hereby
informs the public that some of the girls at Government Girls Science Technical
College (GGSTC) whose school was attacked by Boko Haram terrorists last Monday
have been rescued by gallant officers and men of the Nigerian Army from the
terrorists who abducted them.

“The rescued girls are now in the
custody of the Nigerian Army. We will provide more details about their number
and condition in due course.

“Governor Ibrahim Gaidam, who is
very grateful for the gallantry and hard work of the officers and men of the
Nigerian Army involved in the operation, is monitoring the situation closely
and will make a statement in due course,” ‎he had said.

The students are expected to
undergo medical check-up before proceeding to Damaturu, the state capital.